1. Ellis Island - Noun
2. Ellis Island - Proper noun
an island in New York Bay that was formerly the principal immigration station for the United States
Source: WordNetThe Islamic community today is faced with a new version of an old struggle. My late mother used to say it doesn't matter whether you came to this country on the Mayflower or on a slave ship, through Ellis Island or the Rio Grande. We're all in the same boat now. Carol Moseley Braun
You know, I received an invitation that said "Please come to Ellis Island July 4th for the hundredth birthday celebration of an American institution". Somebody goofed. My birthday is not until February. Ronald Reagan
I'm here not just as an actress but as a woman, an African-American, a granddaughter of Ellis Island immigrants, a person who could not have afforded college without the help of student loans and as one of millions of volunteers working to re-elect President Obama! Kerry Washington
The thing I love about Vegas is that it's a melting pot. It's like working Ellis Island. Don Rickles
My grandparents used to tell me stories about their trip to Ellis Island from Russia and life on the Lower East Side of New York. James Gray
El Paso in many ways is the Ellis Island for Mexico and much of Latin America. Beto O'Rourke